Indianapolis 5 Toledo 6 11 innings
Jack Hannahan pounded 2 homers and Timo Perez went 3 for 5. Jon Connolly was bumped up to Toledo and allowed 2 runs in 5 innings on 3 hits, 2 walks, and 5 K’s.

Trenton 9 Erie 6
Jackson Melian hit a 3 run homer and walked. Andres Torres added a triple and a walk. Jair Jurrjens was knocked around for 8 hits and 6 runs in 4 innings. He walked 3 and fanned 3. Roman Colon, assigned to Erie following his suspension, pitched 2 innings allowing 2 hits and a walk.

Lakeland Tampa suspended
They only got 2 innings in before suspending this one. Chris Cody made his Hi A debut and allwed 2 runs on 3 hits. He was opposed by “starter” Kevin Whelan who the Tigers sent to the Yankees in the Sheffield trade.

West Michigan 4 Dayton 3
Ryan Strieby hit his 7th homer. Jeramy Laster, Scott Sizemore, and Audy Ciriaco all had multi-hit games. Jeff Gerbe allowed 6 hits and 2 walks while fanning 4 over 7 innings.

Tri-City 1 Oneonta 3
Kody Kaiser added 2 more doubles. Chris Carlson and Cory Middleton had the only other hits. Mark Brackman pitched 4 innings of shutout ball allowing only 3 hits. Jose Fragoso followed that with 1 run on 2 hits and 5 K’s over 4 innings.

GCL Tigers 10 GCL Yankees 0
This one was called after 5 due to rain. Brent Clevlen finally got going with a 3 for 3 effort. Carlos Ramirez and Roger Tomas were a triple short of the cycle and Hayden Parrott was 2 for 2. Twenty year old Luis Marte allowed just 2 hits over 5 innings while fanning 6.

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toledo 3 Ottawa 4 10 innings
Jack Hannahan was a triple short of the cycle and added a walk. Chris Shelton doubled and singled. Ron Chiavacci went 8 innings and allowed 3 runs on 5 hits, 2 walks and 4 K’s.

Altoona 3 Erie 12
Nate Robertson made his rehab start and pitched a no-hitter for 6 innings. He threw 72 pitches with 1 walk and 6 K’s. I know it was less competition and results don’t always correlate to stuff, but I’m thinking something was working for him today. Mike Hollimon doubled, tripled, and walked twice.

Altoona 1 Erie 2
Dallas Trahern went the distance, with the distance being 7 innings in a double header. He allowed 1 run on 5 hits, 3 walks and 4 K’s. Mike Hollimon pushed his season line to 274/394/469 with a double and a walk.

Lakeland 6 Tamnpa 7
Wil Rhymes and Max Leon both had 3 hit games. Wilkin Ramirez hit his 8th homer, and it was off of Anthony Claggett. Claggett you may remember was one of the 3 pitchers sent to the Yankees for Gary Sheffield. Burke Badenhop allowed 6 runs, 4 of which were earned, on 5 hits and 3 walks in 4 1/3 innings.

West Michigan 7 Dayton 6
James Skelton and Audy Ciriaco each homered for the Whitecaps. Michael Bertram doubled, tripled, and singled. Duane Below allowed no runs on 3 hits, 2 walks, and 8 K’s over 5 innings.

Oneonta 8 Lowell 13
Michael Sullivan had 3 hits, as did Jorge Patino. Sendy Vasquez came off of his illegal substance suspension and allowed 8 runs on 5 hits and 6 walks in 3 innings.

GCL Yankees 0 GCL Tigers 3
Hayden Parrott was 3 for 4. Wade Lamont – Gene’s son – singled and homered. Roger Tomas was 3 for 3. Elezar Aponte pitched 7 shutout innings allowing just 3 hits and walk while fanning 6.

Minors News

The Tigers formally announced the signing of 17 players fro this year’s draft as well as 2 undrafted free agents. These aren’t really surprises, because many of these players have been playing. Charlie Furbush (4), Devin Thomas (7), and Justin Henry (9) are the only 3 picks from the first 10 rounds to have signed at this point.

Toledo 1 Ottawa 1 (9th inning in progress)
Pitching has been the story so far. Virgil Vasquez allowed 2 hits and left after 6 innings and only 69 pitches – not sure if there was an injury. Yorman Bazardo allowed 1 run in 3 innings of relief.

Erie – PPD

Lakeland 3 Dunedin 5
Ryan Roberson knocked out 3 doubles and Michael Hernandez had 2. Ovandy Suero and Cameron Maybin each had 2 hits. Lucas French allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, 1 walk, and 5 K’s over 6 innings.

MWL All Star Game

Oneonta 2 Lowell 3
Kody Kaiser had a nice debut with a homer and a double out of the lead off spot. Ronnie Bourquin who is repeating was 0 for 3 with 1 walk and 2 K’s. Alfredo Figaro allowed 3 runs in 5 innings.

GCL Phillies 9 GCL Tigers 6
Luis Arlet hit 2 homers. Carlos Ramirez doubled and singled. Brent Clevlen is getting in some work before heading back to Toledo and went 0 for 5.

Minors News

• Potthole looks at the Whitecaps season so far and Chuckles does the same
• Take i75 North looks at the Oneonta roster.

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Toledo 11 Ottawa 8
Ramon Santiago had a 4 hit night. Ryan Raburn went 3 for 5 with 2 doubles. Mike Hessman hit his 20th homer. Jack Hannahan was 2 for 3 with 2 walks. Chris Shelton was 0 for 5. Cory Hamman allowed 7 runs, 4 earned, on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Preston Larrison allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 3 1/3 innings of relief.

Erie – DNP

Dunedin 11 Lakeland 2
Burke Badenhop allowed 6 runs, 3 earned, on 8 hits in 3 innings. Alfredo Figaro couldn’t stop the bleeding with 4 more runs allowed in 2 2/3 innings. Ryan Roberson and Max Leon had the only 2 hits for Lakeland. Cody Collett and Cameron Maybin walked twice.

Lakeland 3 Dunedin 2
All the offense came on solo homers with one each for Wilkin Ramirez, Cameron Maybin, and Wil Rhymes. Maybin added a wlak and 2 stolen bases. Kyle Sleeth started and allowed 2 runs on 2 hits in 4 innings.

West Michigan – All Star Break

Toledo 4 Syracuse 6
Timo Perez went 2 for 5. Mike Hessman and Jack Hannahan each homered. Ryan Raburn walked twice. Dennis Tankersley didn’t make it out of the 2nd inning before allowing 5 runs on 6 hits.

Erie 5 New Hampshire 11
Clete Thomas doubled twice as part of a 3 hit day. Mike Hollimon homered for the second consecutive day and is hitting 264/384/446. Matt Joyce hit his 7th homer as part of a 3 for 3, 1 walk day. Eddie Bonine allowed 5 runs on 10 hits with no walks and 3 K’s in 5 innings.

Dayton 4 West Michigan 7
Ronnie Bertram and Audy Ciriaco each doubled and singled. Angel Castro allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, 1 walk, and 1 strike out.

Toledo 12 Syracuse 3
Chris Shelton went 2 for 4, homered, and walked. Mike Hessman and Jack Hannahan each had 3 hits. Ron Chiavacci threw 6 innings and allowed 3 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks while fanning 7.

Erie 1 New Hampshire 5
Matt Joyce was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and Erick Almonte added 2 hits. Jair Jurrjens returned from the DL and allowed 1 run on 6 hits, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts in 6 innings.

Florida State League All Star Game
Ryan Roberson, Cameron Maybin, and Michael Roberson represented Lakeland. Maybin was the only one to pick up hits, with a double and a single. Lucas French recorded the final out in relief.

West Michigan 9, Dayton 1
Jeff Gerbe returned after a brief stint at Erie and allowed only 1 unearned run over 7 innings on 5 hits, 1 walk, and 5 K’s. Deik Scram singled, tripled, and walked. Gorkys Hernandez added 2 singles and a walk. James Skelton also doubled and walked and had 2 RBI.

Toledo 5 Syracuse 2
David Espinosa had quite the game with 4 hits. Ryan Raburn continues to rake and knocked his 15th homer. Jordan Tata started and once again battled control issues with 4 walks in 5 2/3 innings but only 2 runs came in. Aquilino Lopez pitched a scoreless inning for the save.

Erie 8 New Hampshire 7
Kody Kirkland continues to swing a hot bat with a homer, a single, and a walk. Mike Hollimon added a homer and a walk as did Matt Joyce. Jon Connolly lasted 7 innings allowing 4 runs on 7 hits, 1 walk, and 3 k’s. Randor Bierd got into trouble in the 9th and was charged with 2 runs.

Lakeland – DNP

Dayton 10 West Michigan 0
I blame Kenny Rogers…In all seriousness Rogers went 5 innings and allowed 7 hits, 2 walks and he fanned 4. This is spring training for Rogers so I’m not too worried with results, just that he feels okay after 76 pitches. He very well could be in the rotation next week.

Toledo 12 Syracuse 6
Timo Perez had 2 doubles and 2 walks. Ryan Raburn had 3 hits with a double and Jack Hannahan had 3 hits including a homer. Chris Shelton was 0 for 5 with 2 K’s. Virgil Vasquez was rocked for 6 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks. Eulogio De La Cruz pitched 3 scoreless innings allowing 3 singles and fanning 3. Since his first relief stint in which he was lit up, he’s pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings allowing 6 hits and fanning 4.

Erie 4 Portland 7
Jackson Melian homered and singled. Andres Torres tripled and walked. Dallas Trahern started and allowed 11 hits leading to 7 runs, only 3 of which were earned.

Tampa 2 Lakeland 1
Wilkin Ramirez went 4 for 4, but was caught stealing twice. Guillermo Moscoso started and allowed only 2 hits and a walk over 3 innings while fanning 4.

West Michigan 1 Fort Wayne 2
Audy Ciriaco, James Skelton, and Santo De Leon had the only hits of the day. Chris Cody allowed only 2 runs on 7 hits and no walks while fanning 9.

Norfolk 6 Toledo 4
Chris Shelton went yard for only the 4th time this season. Jack Hannahan and Ramon Santiago each had 2 hits. Dennis Tankersley allowed 6 runs in 5 1/3 innings of work. he walked 4 and allowed 8 hits. Eulogio De La Cruz pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings allowing only 2 hits. Another couple solid outings and he’ll be the next candidate in bullpen roulette.

Erie – DNP

Lakeland 2 Sarasota 12
Ramon Garcia made his first start since last year. He was very good for West Michigan in the first half of the year before going down with injury. Tonight he allowed 7 runs on 8 hits in 2 1/3 innings of work. Michael Hernandez and Ovandy Suero each hit doubles.

Great Lakes 5 West Michigan 4
Deik Scram and Gorkys Hernandez each had 3 hits. Jonah Nickerson allowed 10 hits and 5 runs over 6 innings.

Great Lakes West Michigan (in progress)

Norfolk 2 Toledo 3 (11 innings)
Ryan Raburn was a triple short of the cycle and Kevin Hooper added 3 hits. Jordan Tata pitched 5 shut out innings allowing 4 hits and 3 walks with 2 K’s.

New Hampshire 7 Erie 2 (10 innings)
Mike Hollimon doubled twice and is now hitting 261/379/435 on the season. Kody Kirkland added a couple of walks. Jeff Gerbe was solid in his AA debut with 2 runs allowed in 6 innings on 6 hits, 1 walk, and 4 K’s. Danny Zell and Matt Rusch combined to surrender 5 runs in the 10th inning.

Lakeland 3 Brevard County 5
Cameron Maybin picked up 2 hits and Wil Rhymes added a double. The Flying Tigers had 7 stolen bases. Burke Badenhop allowed 2 runs in 6 1/3 innings with 1 walk and 6 K’s.

West Michigan 4 Dayton 2
Chris Cody allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, over 7 innings. With all the pitching shuffles in the last week, I’m really surprised that Chris Cody wasn’t moved up a level. He has a 1.72 ERA and 83 K’s against 15 walks in 83 2/3 innings. Deik Scram had a single and 2 doubles. Brennan Boesch homered an singled.

West Michigan 8 Dayton 3
Deik Scram picked up 2 hits and a walk and is now hitting 345/423/473 on the season. Audy Ciriaco doubled and hit his 2nd homer of the season. Josh Rainwater went 6 innings and allowed 3 runs, 1 earned, on 5 hits, 4 walks,and 4 K’s.